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LOT 0947
Roman and Later 'Thames' Bone Gaming Piece Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (21.5 grams total, 10-29 mm).
Comprising sixteen discoid gaming pieces and counters, some with carved banding or piercings. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites on the Thames foreshore since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Modelled in the round in advancing pose with head lowered and mouth open, low-relief collar to the neck; mounted on a custom-made stand. 80 grams total, 52 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Roman Bronze Traveller Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Hollow-formed figure wearing a paenula and with hands extended to support a patera or salver; mounted on a custom-made stand. 35.8 grams total, 64 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Enamelled Bronze Strap Junction Boss
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Discoid in plan with four rectangular slots to the body, conical upper with knop finial, four enamelled lozenges to the dome. 34 grams, 33 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
